Fence-post.



v PATENTED UGT. 2, 19.06. J. C. SPEAKER.

FENCE POST. l APPLIoATIoN HLED maze, 1906.

the character described that shall be sini le 4 @essaiera .necessity'oi driving or fixing staples in the structed in accordance with my invention.

To a/ZZ whom it nea/ij concern,.-

Be it known that l, Joris C. SPEAKER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at lifiagnolia, in the county ci Carroll and State ci? @hid-have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a 's eciiication, reference being had therein to t., e accompanying drfiyvings.v

My invention relates touposts comprised of plastic material,l particularly adapted for use wire iencingvand provided with ineens removably connected with the post whereby the wire may be secured thereto without the plastic coinposition oi' which t e post is made, one of the objects being to provide a post oi Fig; 2 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on lines 3 3 of Fig. 2.

i designates a post formed oi concrete, cement, or other plastic composition and provided with a longitudinal groove 2', which is formed when the material out oi whichv the, post is made is in a plastic state in the mold. The bottoni of thisgroove is flat, and the walls are inclined toward each o ther at an an gle ot' approximately forty-live degrees. in this groove is slidably mounted a strip of wood 3, out to contorni to the groove and to lit snugly therein, so that the walls Gij the groove hold said strip securely in position and against lateral displacement. As a ineens lor preventing longitudinal movement of the strip 3 when in position in the groove a leaf-spring e is removably' secured to said strip by any suitable ineens, preferably screws," passing through openings in the spring. This leaf-spring is curved, as shown, so that its ends 5 rest in a transverse kerfqor slot 6 in the post As a means or' reiniorc- Speoiication of Letters. Patent.

applicati@ nea time saines; sain No. sof/,995,

ing said posti wire cables 7 are placed there in when the material oi'whioh the post is connaissances.- a, ieee, y

structed is in its plastic rstate and arrangcdto extend longitudinally" of .the post. These -6'0 "corner ci the post and one at the center ther'ef Wires are pre'ierably arranged one vin each of, asshown in Fi .-3, the purpose of. these wires being to ena le the post to withstand the actionnifrost or cold and to add strength and durability thereto. Each post is also preferably provided with transverse rectangular slctsipor openings 8 'for the reception of braces to hold the postin perpendicular position. and against the tension ci thevvires secured thereto. l

l ain aware that plastic posts having longitudinal wooden strips therein, whereby' the wires rnay be connected with said posts, are not new; but the principal objection thereto is the inconvenience occasioned in removing the wooden strips therefrom when, by reason ot decay, it becoines desirable to remove the strips :from the pcstaand replace them vwith new ones. The post hereinbeiore described is thought to overcome theseobjections, for the reason that the longitudinal strip in each ost may be easily removed or replaced wliien esired. The leatspring 4 holds the strip Lirmly in position, so that the wire cannot raise from any cause; but by polling the ends e fout of the slot 6 the strip can readily be taken out of the longitudinal groove 2. This spring being removably secured to the wooden stri 'can be easily removed theretrein andv p aced on a newstrip. Another advantageous feature is the ease with. which portions oi the fence may be raised, when desired, withoutin anyjwise injuring or detacinon the post.

. zit frequently becomes desirable to .raise a section or' al tence for the purpose of driving stock therethrough, and this cannotconven--- ientlybe done by any forni of post nowin what l claini as new, and desire to securefby Letters Patent ot the 'United States, is-

1. A plastic post having-a longitudinal. slot p therein, a strip slidably mounted in the slot and. held .against lateral displacement by the walls of said slot, and a leaf-spring removably mounted on-the strip and adapted to enga e a hert in the post whereby the strip is he d against upward movement. f

2. plastic post having a longitudinal slot Having thus describediny Said invention IOC 'irol therein, the walls oit' said slot being arranged at .an angleof approximately forty-five de- 5 ably rfnoun-ted on the strip transverse y thererees, a strip slidably mounted in the slotand aving its walls arranged at an angle of ap- ,v proximatel fort -ve degrees to conform to -.`f v.r.hewalls o the s ot,' and a leaf-sprin removof and. having itsends restino' in a kerf in the post Wherelo' the strip is held against longitudinal disp acement.

3. lA plastic post having a longitudinal slot to therein, the Walls of said slot being arranged jat an angle of approximately forty-five derees, a strip slidably mounted in the slot and aving its Wallsl arranged at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees to conform l to the Walls of the slot, av leaf-springremov- I5 ably mounted on the strip transversely thereof and having its ends restin in a kerf in the-v post whereby the strip is he d against lon i'- tudinaldisplacement, and reinforcin n -cale esf-4 "1' embedded in the post and extending ongituzo dinally thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signa turc in presence of two Witnesses.`

JOHN C. SPEAKER.

Witnesses: I

J. E. PARKER, W. L. HIME. 

